So…hopefully you all know by now about Will’s victory in the Democratic Primary last night. If you’re hearing it for the first time now, I’d refer you to this write up in the Belmont Citizen Herald, or this one at The Globe (onerous paywall). After that, though, I just saw this excellent analysis by Franklin...
I don't think its any surprise that, of the four, Will garnered the endorsement of both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald - quite a feat, as the two are hardly kindred spirits editorially. Still, both papers focused on what I've found to be Will's strongest trait as well: his pragmatism, strong...
We’re here at the third installment of Town Meeting, after a quick and dirty detour through a special Town Meeting. Rep. Will Brownsberger is giving us an update on the budget picture at the State level and, of intense interest to those here, the local aid picture for the Town of Homes. Long and...
An interesting article in the Sunday Globe presents some ideas on making cities (and suburbs?) greeener by "retrofitting" existing infrastructure. Check it out.
Bella English's excellent story about Belmont's Burke family and their struggle to raise three lovely daughters who were born with Sanfilippo syndrome, a very rare and fatal degenerative brain disease, put a very human face on the otherwise sterile and bureaucratic machinations on Beacon Hill, where talk of "reductions in services" and "necessary...
Together for Wellington has released an excellent video about the need to rebuild Wellington Elementary, and addressing questions and concerns about the project. Check it out!
Town officials submitted no fewer than 17 shovel ready projects to the state, with a price tag north of $30 million. Road, sewer and other improvement to municipal buildings top the list and range from a $14m project to rebuild 2.5 miles of new roadway and improved drainage along Trapelo Rd. and Belmont St.,...
There is a moral dimension to this vote. It is morally wrong to abandon the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, the abused children, the working single mothers who can't afford health care for their kids and the many others who depend on the state for assistance in one form or another. That's really what...
This continues my post from last week on my recent interview with Will Brownsberger, longtime Belmont Selectman and now our State Rep. You can read the first part of the interview here. BloggingBelmont (B2): Bring us up to date on the Uplands issue. As I understand it, there’s been progress on the uplands in...
This is the latest installment in a series of interviews BloggingBelmont is doing with some of the leading thinkers and decision makers in the Belmont Community — those folks who help shape the town that we live in. For this latest In the Mix, BloggingBelmont sat down with State Rep. Will Brownsberger, a longtime...
